"We kind of wanted to implement the same kind of traits that we had last year," Cox said. "To see us go on that kind of a tear really felt like we were back in that sweet spot.”

From November 16 to December 16 the Everblades didn’t lose a single game in regulation and won 14 of their 16 games during that period, catapulting the Blades to first place in the division.

"I thought the guys started playing for each other," head coach Brad Ralph said. "We were kind of playing with each other but then we turned into a team real quick and good things will happen when that is going on.”

Most notably, the Blades started to put the puck in the back of the net, becoming the fourth highest scoring team in the ECHL, so far.

"When you start winning your confidence goes up and the game is all about confidence," said forward and team captain John McCarron. "If everyone is confident then everyone has that swagger coming to the rink. We come to the rink knowing we’re going to win. We don’t come hoping we are going to win, we come to the rink knowing we’re going to win.”

But with a tight division race just starting to heat up, the Blades know they’ll have some stiff competition, especially from a familiar foe.

"So far we are up on every team but Orlando," Ralph said. "So this is a big weekend for us to get on top of Orlando and to ensure that were the best team in our division which I think we are.”

The Blades meet the Solar Bears three times this week, twice in Orlando then once on Saturday at Hertz Arena.